HFD investigates heavy black smoke from Pasadena area

By Jayme Fraser |
March 30, 2014
| Updated: March 30, 2014 11:45am

A reader submitted this photo of smoke drifting from the Pasadena area, as seen on southbound Interstate 45 early Sunday morning. Houston Fire Department investigated, but determined it was most likely from a plant smokestack burn-off.

Spokesman Ruy Lozano said officials did not find any active fires in the area and determined the source of the smoke was from a factory. He said the burn off, cleaning out a smoke stack with fire, is normal and did not require an HFD response.